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Agave toumeyana

A small, clumping Agave endemic to central Arizona, with narrow dark-green leaves edged in white threads. It is cold-hardy and sun-loving and does best with summer storms, a dry early summer and sharp drainage.

Agave toumeyana
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Rocky, exposed slopes in desert grassland, chaparral and the upper Sonoran Desert, often on volcanic or limestone rock.

Recorded from 183 to 3450 m, median 1347 m; the highest records are probably georeferencing errors.

Arizona

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.